Size distributions and health risks of particulate trace elements in rural areas in northeastern China

• Published in: Atmospheric research Vol. 168; pp. 191 - 204
• Main Authors: Wang, Jian, Pan, Yuepeng, Tian, Shili, Chen, Xin, Wang, Lu, Wang, Yuesi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.02.2016
• Subjects: aerosols; agricultural land; aluminum; anthropogenic activities; autumn; barium; cadmium; calcium; China; cobalt; copper; dust; forests; grasslands; Health risk; heavy metals; human health; iron; lead; magnesium; manganese; molybdenum; nickel; Northeastern China; Particulate matter; pollution; potassium; risk; rural areas; sand; silver; Size distribution; sodium; spring; sulfates; summer; thorium; toxicity; Trace element; uranium; winter; zinc; China, People's Rep., Inner Mongolia; China, People's Rep; China; Trace element; Size distribution; Particulate matter; Health risk; Northeastern China

To characterize the airborne trace elements (Be, Na, Mg, Al, K, Ca, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Se, Mo, Ag, Cd, Ba, Tl, Pb, Th and U) in rural areas in northeastern China, size-resolved aerosols were collected bi-weekly from March 2013 to February 2014 at two farmland sites in Shenyang (SHY) and Hailun...